International Trade & Investment

We support the global expansion of our clients with innovative and secure legal strategies.

We design legal strategies for companies and public entities operating or seeking to expand in international markets, ensuring legal certainty and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Our advisory services combine strong expertise in international law and contracting with the development of tailored internationalization plans that meet each client’s specific needs.

What we do

Legal Structuring of Investments to and from Colombia

We create legal architectures that enable investments to and from Colombia, maximizing legal protection against regulatory and political risks. Our services include leveraging international investment protection treaties and assisting companies with the incorporation of entities abroad.

Legal Structuring of Investments to and from Colombia

We create legal architectures that enable investments to and from Colombia, maximizing legal protection against regulatory and political risks. Our services include leveraging international investment protection treaties and assisting companies with the incorporation of entities abroad.

Leverage of Trade Agreements (FTAs / WTO)

We advise on the application of tariff, regulatory, and market access benefits arising from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), regional trade agreements, and multilateral agreements of the WTO.

Business Internationalization

We design and implement strategies to help companies expand into international markets. Our methodology includes:

  • Diagnosing and mitigating risks and weaknesses in the internationalization process.
  • Planning foreign exchange, corporate, commercial, and tax strategies tailored to the global context.
  • Advising on the selection of new markets for sustainable growth.
  • Designing corporate governance models that support timely and effective decision-making in international environments.

International Contracts Drafting & Negotiation

We negotiate and draft agency, distribution, commercial representation agreements; joint ventures; international sales contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs); and other legal instruments to support business expansion and operations abroad.

Cross-Border Trade Due Diligence

We identify the legal and technical requirements governing the international trade of goods and services, including export licenses, restrictions, sanctions, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and technical barriers to trade.

Defense of Interests before International Bodies

We represent governments, companies, and business and consumer associations in proceedings before arbitral tribunals and panels established under the WTO, FTAs, and the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA).

Representative Matters

01

Advised Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism in negotiating free trade agreements with Korea, Israel, Costa Rica, Japan, and the Pacific Alliance, focusing on the chapters on dispute settlement, investment, and exceptions regimes.

02

Conducted a legal review of the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and advised on the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, including the review of a customs code reform to ensure compliance with the treaty’s commitments.

03

Advised the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism on third-party interventions in multilateral disputes under the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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